National Archives of Korea

National Archives of Korea
Hangul	국가기록원
Hanja	國家記錄院
Revised Romanization	Guggagirogwon
McCune–Reischauer	Kukkakirokwŏn

National Archives of Korea is an agency of South Korean government, charged with preserving government-produced articles and records. It is headquartered in Government Complex Daejeon and has branches in Busan and Seongnam, and an office in Seoul.

Key tasks include establishment of the basic policies and improvement of system for the records management, establishment of the standardization policy for the records management and development and operation of the standards for the records management, drafting and management of the statistics on and related to the records management, establishment and standardization of the electronic management system for records, research and propagation of the management methods and records preservation technology, education and training of staffs associated with the records management, guidance, supervision and evaluation of the records management, liaison and collaboration with other records management institutions, and exchange and cooperation on records management, etc.

Its English title used to be the National Archives and Records Service until September 18, 2007.

See also

• List of national archives
• Ministry of Public Administration and Security

External links

• (Korean) Official website
• (English) English website
• (Korean) Nara Repository in Seongnam city
• (Korean) History Repository in Busan metropolitan city
• (Korean) Presidential Archives in Seongnam city
• (Korean) National Archives Portal